This rare Decca advance test recording acetate documents an exceptionally early stage in Marc Bolan's recording career. Produced by Jim Economides and recorded at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, the acetate preserves three songs associated with Bolan's formative recording activities during 1965. Unlike the previously documented single-sided Decca acetates, this example combines three recordings on a single 8-inch double-sided acetate. As a result, it represents one of the mo

These rare Decca advance test recording acetates document an important phase in Mark Feld's early recording career before the adoption of the Marc Bolan name. Produced by Jim Economides and recorded at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, the recordings preserve some of the earliest known professionally recorded performances associated with the future T. Rex leader. Three songs are associated with these September 1965 acetate sessions: "The Wizard", "Beyond The Risin' Sun" and "T

This rare Decca advance test recording acetate documents an early stage in Marc Bolan's recording career during 1965. Produced by Jim Economides and recorded at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, the acetate survives as one of the earliest known professionally recorded releases to carry the Marc Bolan name on the label itself. The surviving disc exists as a double-sided 10-inch Decca acetate featuring "Beyond The Risin' Sun" and "San Francisco Poem (Poet)". Produced as a Decca